Week 1 (January 7-11) M (A) Introduction to new class "cycle"; blogging feedback
HW: Read classmates' blogs on "Epic Blog of Awesomeness"; choose three from the other section that you wish to write a comment for (don't write it yet!) T (B) Discuss Christmas Carol blog posts; discuss how to write a comment; review purpose of learning teams and how to write a personal/professional profile
CC Blog Posts: What did you discover overall? How did the posts and their research enhance your reading of the book? What do we (as a group) still need to work on?
Learning Teams: What is our purpose? What do we hope to accomplish? Why does this matter? What does it have to do with Language Arts?
HW: Write a Personal/Professional Profile (In a detailed paragraph of 5-6 sentences, describe your ideal "job" for the learning teams, plus your qualifications for that job; include a brief story/example about a challenge or obstacle you have faced or problem you have solved that will illustrate your qualifications).
Typed is best -- bring four copies, if you can.
CEOs should write a Vision Statement for your team: What are the most pressing problems you would like to solve or contributions you would like to make to our learning in Language Arts? In other words, if you could focus on one or two things to make this class the best it can be, what would you do? What are the "jobs" you will need on your team in order to accomplish this? What other qualities will you look for?
CEOs announced!
W (C) Learning Teams (6A's double period);English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 93-94)
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 87-92) Th (D) 6A:English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 93-94); Learning Teams (6B's db. period) F (E) Review for quiz on chapter 10; Enhancing your blog: subtitles, categories, pages, tagging
HW: Update your blog with enhancements above; complete and post two comments on "Christmas Carol" posts for your companion class
Week 2 (January 14-18) M (F) Introduction to Poetry James Wright, "A Blessing"
HW: Study for Grammar Quiz: Chapter 10: "The Sentence" in English Workshop T (A)Quiz on Chapter 10: "The Sentence" in English Workshop
HW: Wordskills, Unit 3, parts A and B (pp. 35-39) W (B) Read and discuss: Williams, "The Great Figure"
1. Students who need to finish part D on yesterday's quiz have ten minutes to do so (see instructions below); students who are finished should do the appeteaser below:
Instructions: Answer each question to the best of your ability based on your reading of the poem; make sure each answer includes one compound subject and one compound verb (can be separate sentences). If you need more time, see me after class to arrange this.
Appeteaser: "The Last Word" (Writing) in Wordskills book (p. 45)
2. What is an imagery in a poem (or other piece of writing)? What do images do? How do they affect tone?
Read Williams's "The Great Figure" and underline all of the images you can find in the poem? What is the impact of these images on the poem? What do you think Williams is trying to convey to his reader?
Th (C) 6A: Blogging/Learning Teams; 6B: Review Wordskills, Unit 3
Appeteaser: Reflect on one point on the learning teams handout.
HW: Independent reading
F (D) 6B: Blogging/Learning Teams: 6A: Review Wordskills, Unit 3
HW: Finish blog posts: include links and tags as appropriate. Extra credit: use copyright free images; be sure to give a photo credit.
M (A) Introduction to new class "cycle"; blogging feedback
HW: Read classmates' blogs on "Epic Blog of Awesomeness"; choose three from the other section that you wish to write a comment for (don't write it yet!)
T (B) Discuss Christmas Carol blog posts; discuss how to write a comment; review purpose of learning teams and how to write a personal/professional profile
CC Blog Posts: What did you discover overall? How did the posts and their research enhance your reading of the book? What do we (as a group) still need to work on?
Learning Teams: What is our purpose? What do we hope to accomplish? Why does this matter? What does it have to do with Language Arts?
HW: Write a Personal/Professional Profile (In a detailed paragraph of 5-6 sentences, describe your ideal "job" for the learning teams, plus your qualifications for that job; include a brief story/example about a challenge or obstacle you have faced or problem you have solved that will illustrate your qualifications).
Typed is best -- bring four copies, if you can.
CEOs should write a Vision Statement for your team: What are the most pressing problems you would like to solve or contributions you would like to make to our learning in Language Arts? In other words, if you could focus on one or two things to make this class the best it can be, what would you do? What are the "jobs" you will need on your team in order to accomplish this? What other qualities will you look for?
CEOs announced!
W (C) Learning Teams (6A's double period); English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 93-94)
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 87-92)
Th (D) 6A: English Workshop, Chapter 10: "The Sentence" (pp. 93-94); Learning Teams (6B's db. period)
F (E) Review for quiz on chapter 10; Enhancing your blog: subtitles, categories, pages, tagging
HW: Update your blog with enhancements above; complete and post two comments on "Christmas Carol" posts for your companion class
Week 2 (January 14-18)
M (F) Introduction to Poetry
James Wright, "A Blessing"
HW: Study for Grammar Quiz: Chapter 10: "The Sentence" in English Workshop
T (A) Quiz on Chapter 10: "The Sentence" in English Workshop
HW: Wordskills, Unit 3, parts A and B (pp. 35-39)
W (B) Read and discuss: Williams, "The Great Figure"
1. Students who need to finish part D on yesterday's quiz have ten minutes to do so (see instructions below); students who are finished should do the appeteaser below:
Instructions: Answer each question to the best of your ability based on your reading of the poem; make sure each answer includes one compound subject and one compound verb (can be separate sentences). If you need more time, see me after class to arrange this.
Appeteaser: "The Last Word" (Writing) in Wordskills book (p. 45)
2. What is an imagery in a poem (or other piece of writing)? What do images do? How do they affect tone?
Read Williams's "The Great Figure" and underline all of the images you can find in the poem? What is the impact of these images on the poem? What do you think Williams is trying to convey to his reader?
3: Consider this painting: Charles Demuth, "The Figure 5 in Gold"
How does Demuth celebrate Williams's poem in his painting?
HW: Wordskills, Unit 3, parts C and D (pp. 40-44)
Th (C) 6A: Blogging/Learning Teams; 6B: Review Wordskills, Unit 3
Appeteaser: Reflect on one point on the learning teams handout.
HW: Independent reading
F (D) 6B: Blogging/Learning Teams: 6A: Review Wordskills, Unit 3
HW: Finish blog posts: include links and tags as appropriate. Extra credit: use copyright free images; be sure to give a photo credit.